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Saray-Jük
Sign in to saveSaray-Jük (Turki/Kypchak and Persian: سرایجوق, Sarāyjūq; Russian: Сарайчик; , Kışı Sarai; , Sarayçıq), was a medieval city on the border between Europe and Asia. It was located 50 km north Atyrau on the lower Ural River, near the modern village of Sarayshyq, Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan. The city lay on an important trade route between Europe and China and flourished between the 10th and 16th centuries.
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- Locality
- Сарыайшық ауылдық округі
- Region
- Атырау облысы
- Country
- Қазақстан
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Saray-Jük
- Ancient site.native_name
- سرایجوق
- Ancient site.map_type
- Kazakhstan
- Ancient site.map_size
- 270
- Ancient site.location
- Sarayshyq
- Ancient site.region
- Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan
- Ancient site.type
- City
- Ancient site.condition
- Ruined
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Located in
- Atyrau Region
- Capital of
- Kazakh Khanate
- Image
- Sarayshyk 2020.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
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Saray-Jük (Turki/Kypchak and Persian: سرایجوق, Sarāyjūq; Russian: Сарайчик; , Kışı Sarai; , Sarayçıq), was a medieval city on the border between Europe and Asia. It was located 50 km north Atyrau on the lower Ural River, near the modern village of Sarayshyq, Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan. The city lay on an important trade route between Europe and China and flourished between the 10th and 16th centuries.
==History== Until recently it was believed that Saray-Jük was founded by Batu Khan, a khan (king) of Mongol Empire, but archaeological excavations suggest that the city could have been founded as early as the 10th or 11th century. By the 13th century Saray-Jük became an important trade center, and was one of the biggest cities of the Golden Horde (Golden Palace). The ruins of the suburb Aqtöbe, located near Atyrau were preserved until the 20th century. The city had a ceramic water-pipe and both metallurgy and pottery were also developed. Neighboring populations were agriculturist or fishermen.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saray-Jük” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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